Week Three | The Huts | Saturday Night

[sasetai]

We need to talk.

[ She's been tailing him a little bit since the trial ended, watching and waiting for the others to disperse before she approaches. When she speaks she is not mean, or angry, but oddly firm-- odd for someone who usually always sounds like she's never sure of anything. ]

This way--

[ She motions for him to follow him to her hut-- Vriska is not there, and that's for the better. When they are finally inside she speaks again.]

I don't expect you to answer all of my questions, it wouldn't make sense if you did. But I need to ask them anyway.. is that okay?

[ She sounds a little more like her "normal" self, but only briefly. ]

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[itsalluseless]

[He shakes his head vigorously, frowning.]

It wasn't their job to watch out for me like that. We were a team, but we weren't keeping constant tabs or babysitting each other. The others trusted me to handle such a simple issue myself. It's not their fault.

[sasetai]

[ ...

She's silent for a moment, brows furrowed in thought, and then she speaks again-- smiling quietly and folding her hands behind her back. Probably more casual than she should be.]

Ah, I think it would be better if I was a bit more forward? This is a game, and as we're all realizing we seem to be on separate teams. From what it sounds like though.. there's no real leadership? Captain might be a better word.. you all act on your own.

[ She doesn't really know if he can answer, or if he's allowed to answer but.. ]

Is that a fair assessment to make? It doesn't seem like anyone can make you do something you don't want to do.

[itsalluseless]

...Oh, so you are just fishing for information. Not sure why I thought anything else.

[He smiles, though, shaking his head again.]

It's definitely a fair assessment that there's no one forcing me to do anything. Anything any of the Sirens do is of their own free will, technically speaking.

IM IN BACKTAGGING HELL IM SORRY

[sasetai]

I hope you'll understand... I have people I want to protect here. Vriska is one of them, and you're her friend too right? Anything I can gather will help keep her safe.

[ She knows he can't offer her much more, but there's one last thing on her mind.. ]

You said something during the trial-- if the sirens kill everyone the game ends and we all go home. Is that what they told you..? It doesn't make much sense to pit us against one another if we're all promised a happy ending.

NO WORRIES

[itsalluseless]

I get it. Take good care of Vriska when I'm gone, okay.

[As for the other thing? Well.]

That's what it said in the rules they gave us. Presumably it's all just part of one big charade for the Chiefs' entertainment. Though... for what it's worth, we were told we didn't need to kill everyone.

[Just almost everyone.]

[sasetai]

[ The things he's saying don't really match up to her, but as far as she can tell he has been as honest as he could possibly be allowed to be.

So she ceases in her prying, and tries to give him a reassuring smile. ]

I will, I have been. She's really important to me, even outside of this partner stuff.

[ ... ]

I hope wherever you end up after this place is a little better.

[ Because she knows full well death is rarely the end. ]

[itsalluseless]

It probably won't be too bad, if it's anything like what I'm used to. Maybe there'll even be tea.

[The grin he gives her is crooked, but sincere.]

I hope everything turns out okay for all of us. If it does, maybe we'll get to talk again.